Former high school dance director sentenced for having sex with student

HUMBLE, Texas—A former dance director at Humble High School who admittedly had sex with one of her female students, even inside a classroom, learned her punishment for the crime.

Amanda Michelle Feenstra pleaded guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to 10 years deferred adjudication and probation. She was charged with improper relationship with student after authorities learned of the year-long relationship she had with a member of the “Wild Cadets” dance team.

Police said Feenstra engaged in deviate sexual intercourse with the student from August 2010 to November 2011. The student was 17 years old when the relationship began and Feenstra was 30.

The student said one day Feenstra approached her saying she was “really attracted to her and would like to get to know her.” After that, the two of them began to spend a lot of time together.

The student said most of their sexual encounters would happen at Feenstra’s home while her husband was away, but they also occurred at the school and at various sporting events. The girl said the two of them had so many sexual encounters that she could not remember them all, according to court documents.

The teen said Feenstra told her she loved her and wanted to be with her forever, but she did not want to continue the relationship.

She lost all of her friends and felt “trapped.” She thought she would be rid of Feenstra after she finally graduated, but Feenstra began to stalk her; constantly coming by her job and calling her phone, the victim said. The teen felt she had no one to turn to so she confided in another teacher. She said she waited so long to tell because she felt embarrassed and did not want anyone to look at her in a bad way.

That teacher told the assistant principal, who then informed the head principal and authorities were notified.

The student’s mother accused Feenstra of stealing her daughter’s innocence. She said she never wanted her to work with children again.